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« Reply #90 on: October 12, 2016, 16:49:41 »

The London Underground doesn't need to be an exception. It's technically possible to run a 'leaky feeder' system in the tunnels to give seamless coverage: take a trip on the MTR in Hong Kong to see it done well. At a guess, I'd imagine it has been looked at but ruled out as too expensive in London, perhaps because of the age/complexity of the infrastructure. It would also be feasible to restrict it to data only (i.e. no voice calls) as is done by some airlines.
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« Reply #91 on: October 12, 2016, 17:03:15 »

Only once all operators offer tethering at no additional cost. EE still charge extra.....
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« Reply #92 on: October 12, 2016, 18:13:45 »

Only once all operators offer tethering at no additional cost. EE still charge extra.....

I've been with EE for nearly 3 years and haven't been charged a penny extra for tethering, indeed a quick google reveals it to be included on all EE plans, but depends on the handset/tablet:

http://ee.co.uk/help/add-ons-benefits-and-plans/wifi-and-tethering/tethering-your-device

I was more wondering if there might come a time when mobile internet was universal and rendered public Wi-Fi partially redundant, it could equally go the other way that there are so many free Wi-Fi networks (e.g. public, council operated Wi-Fi is now offered in many place such as Barry seafront) that mobile internet is redundant, or of course retain a balance between the two.
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« Reply #93 on: October 12, 2016, 18:26:52 »

Seems they never told me of that upgrade! Thanks
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« Reply #94 on: October 15, 2016, 07:57:37 »

I was going to test the speed on a WiFi-equipped 150 that I travelled on from Gloucester to Worcester yesterday (Fri Oct 14). I had plenty of time - the train is given 20 minutes to reverse at Gloucester. But on this occasion there were three other trains also trying to reverse. And for the four trains there's only the three platforms available. We were at the back of the queue, so it actually took 38 minutes.

But ... my laptop could connect to the WiFi signal, but couldn't then connect to the internet.

Curiously, my mobile phone was prepared to do both.

Can one of the more techie members explain this one to me - and what I need to do in order to get my laptop to cooperate?
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« Reply #95 on: October 15, 2016, 08:15:21 »

I was on a 150 yesterday, connected to wifi, but then it said no internet connection available.

Normally the 150s have better wifi...possibly in an area of no 3g signal of the relevant network, so no internet.
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« Reply #96 on: October 15, 2016, 09:21:41 »

In the middle of Gloucester? Doesn't seem likely to me?
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« Reply #97 on: April 01, 2022, 21:40:13 »

Either this topic has been largely resolved, or no-one could find a WiFi signal to post about it.

Anyway, I travelled to Lincolnshire earlier this week, back the following day. I spent the first 20 minutes of my journey from Tiverton Parkway paying for my parking, a process not helped by a) the lack of working WiFi on the train b) me having changed cars since the last time I used the wretched service and c) Whiteball tunnel getting in the way of my 4G signal just as I was about to hit the "Pay now" button. I tried several more times to connect on the journey, using both my own phone and the work one - no joy, despite the little meter on the welcome screen telling me how quiet it was that day. Unsurprising, now I think about it.

After the usual, but easier than last time, schlep to Kings Cross, I boarded a Zoomer of LNER» (London North Eastern Railway - about), and tried the WiFi, connecting successfully within a matter of seconds. This was a class 80x of identical spec to the one I had travelled up to London on, and a lot busier. Ditto on the way back - Grantham to Kings Cross was a solid connection that I could have used to work by if I had bothered taking the laptop, but the moment we pulled out of Paddington on a 2x5 service with lots of empty seats headed for home - zilch.

Is it just a GWR (Great Western Railway) thing?
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« Reply #98 on: April 01, 2022, 22:05:19 »

Either this topic has been largely resolved, or no-one could find a WiFi signal to post about it.

Is it just a GWR (Great Western Railway) thing?
I tend to find on train Wi-Fi next to useless most of the time so switch it off on my phone and rely on my own 4G.
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« Reply #99 on: April 01, 2022, 22:27:59 »

Either this topic has been largely resolved, or no-one could find a WiFi signal to post about it.

Is it just a GWR (Great Western Railway) thing?
I tend to find on train Wi-Fi next to useless most of the time so switch it off on my phone and rely on my own 4G.

Ditto. The entrain Wifi is particularly frustrating when you get on at somewhere like Temple Mead, connect and start to work, and find when you pull out that connection is lost because you were logged in to the train next to you!
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« Reply #100 on: April 02, 2022, 18:03:34 »

But you must give it credit for the accuracy of its GPS coordinates.
Quoting latitude to 11 decimal places is accurate to 0.001 mm.
And, as you can see from the screenshot, sometimes the train is in 4x4 mode.
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